Day 9: Day Excursion to the Jura and Geneva

Your guide will take you up to the remote area of the Jura mountains. In there the most beautiful caves of Vallorbe are waiting for you to be discovered. To round up your Switzerland trip we would like to invite you to one of the traditional mountain restaurants with traditional meals and one of the best fondues in whole Switzerland. 

Visit CERN - Guided tours for individuals can only be booked on-site and on the day of arrival.

Take the evening to stroll around in Geneva, through its old-town, the flower watch or the famous Jet-d'eau.

Day 10: Montreux → Grindelwald

Today another magnificent train ride is awaiting you - the Golden Pass. Personally, this is my favorite train line, even though it is short compared to the Glacier Express. Making its way up the steep mountain ridge you shouldn't miss a single moment! These tracks are also the only way crossing the nature parc of Gruyère - cars have to make a detour for hours to experience what you can do, stressless in one of the baroque wagons of the Golden Pass.

Your guide will pick you up on the other side of the national park for a short detour to the medieval village of Gruyère. 

Day 11: Jungfrau Region (self-guided)

This area has so much to offer: Head up the famous Jungfraujoch, or one of the many other mountains offering fantastic panoramas, visit the valley of the 72 waterfalls and enjoy one of the many hiking trails in the area. You might want to take a walk on the Männlichen, the small servant of the royal three mountains: Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. The notorious Eiger North Face was long time considered to be the last alpine challenge. A walk on the Mänlichen will let you dive into the tragic and heroic stories of this wall.

Jungfraujoch (included):

Icy air sweeps over your face, snow crunches underfoot, and the panorama almost takes your breath away: on one side the view of the Swiss Mittelland towards the Vosges, on the other the Aletsch Glacier, lined with four thousand meter peaks. Standing on the Jungfraujoch 3,454 meters above sea level, you can feel it with your first step: this is a different world. It's one you have to experience.

Day 12: Jungfrau → Zurich

Via our capital Bern, you will make your way back to Zurich. Stroll around in Bern's cute Old Town which is also a UNESCO world heritage site; and are you aware that the bear is not only the symbol of the canton? Bears live in the city center in a pit right on the other riverside of the old town. If possible I'd like to organize a guided tour through our parliament for you (highly demanded and available only with no parliament sessions) for more explanation about our political system the direct democracy. 

Your hotel in Zurich is located right in the heart of the Old Town and conveniently close to the famous Bahnhofstrasse (shopping district). The twin towers of the Grossmünster are not only Zurich's prominent landmark, visitors can also climb up the Karlsturm and enjoy a breathtaking view over the city and its Old Town.

Day 13: Departure from Zurich (self-guided)

As discussed you would go on your river cruise from Zurich.

I am  confident that this itinerary will provide some exclusive memories for you and your family until it is time to say: "Ade, Au revoir, ciao and hope to CYou again in Switzerland"